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“Marvelously” or “Marvellously”

Marvelously is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while marvellously is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 2 prefer “marvelously” and 3 prefer “marvellously”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country marvelously marvellously Preference
United States 95 5 “marvelously”
United Kingdom 41 59 “marvellously”
India 48 52 “marvellously”
Philippines 0 0 Not enough data
Canada 74 26 “marvelously”
Australia 49 51 “marvellously”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 0 0 Not enough data
New Zealand 0 0 Not enough data
Jamaica 0 0 Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 Not enough data
Guyana 0 0 Not enough data
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“marvelously”

  • …added that "Eveline is a marvelously complex and tragic figure of…
  • …rich political knowledge who knows marvelously how to thrill the masses".
  • …has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of…
  • …entire experience at MAHMA is marvelously satisfying."
  • The two boys get along marvelously well and decide to enroll…
  • …has a black goatee and "marvelously" bright eyes, a high and…
  • …through Nora, who has grown marvelously like the dead wife through…
  • …nation on the planet succeeds marvelously and Earth is moved out…
  • …and Lion "classic drifters" and "marvelously realized characters".
  • …Rolling Stone said she "performed marvelously against type ... in the…

“marvellously”

  • …revolting sayings and jests, are marvellously depicted.
  • With such a marvellously perfect system, ought we not…
  • Sylvia Anderson thought the voice "marvellously camp" and the recording session…
  • …was "striking and handsome" and "marvellously endowed by heaven with beauty,…
  • It is a marvellously well-balanced structure, notwithstanding the profusion…
  • The action/catastrophe are marvellously assured without ever going over…
  • …tomb of white marble is marvellously set in the centre of…
  • …league football and he's coped marvellously.
  • …to know we are being marvellously sustained by the Lord.
  • …in Cardiff elections "fallen off marvellously".

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